Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

was getting ready for bed I simply couldn’t stop beaming over the fact that Edrick was going to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and I was glad that Edrick had made the right decision after all. Even though I knew that this would be difficult for him, I

wasn’t the only thing

program in school, and it made me sad to think that the children at that school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future. Sure, I could give her some art lessons and

an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out over the city, and when I came out, he looked over his

I said, walking up to him. “What is

moments. But I knew what he was thinking about: he was worried about

“You’re worried about her.”

as though he didn’t want to admit that he actually had

railing next to him. The city was bustling as always, and it would never stop. Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen, and I understood why Edrick was scared. Even the paparazzi alone were bad enough, not including the danger of cars and people

she would of course need to be chaperoned both two and from school until she was at least a few years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen, was terrifying for a father who had

“You don’t need to worry so much. And it’s in a safe

wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest of his life worrying. For

to the open art teacher position once more. I did, after all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did also have some teaching experience thanks

be with Ella all day in case something happens. You won’t

look at me. I knew that he had been thinking the same thing when we were touring the

you sure?” he asked, gesturing lightly toward my growing belly. “Won’t it

is strong,” I replied, thinking back to everything that happened with the Rogues. “I’m not worried. I might need a little extra help at home since I’ll be working every day, but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest. Besides… With Ella at school, I won’t have much to do during the day anymore. I’ve always wanted to

it be stressful to start

“I’m not worried. I have Selina, and the maids, and I have you. And

it seems like I’m